"Kid, taste the agony of ten thousand poisons devouring your heart!"
Poisonous smoke billowed, giving off a pungent, fishy stench. Even the surrounding grass and trees withered instantly.
Gu Sheng stood at the center of the toxic smoke, his expression unchanged.
"A mere Earth Martial Realm dares act so boldly before me?"
He made a grasping motion with his right hand, and a translucent qi sword condensed in his palm.
The blade was crystal clear, yet it radiated a chillingly sharp aura.
"North Star Immortal Slaying Sword!"
Gu Sheng gave a low shout, and the qi sword in his hand slashed down.
In an instant, over a dozen sword qi streaks wreathed in golden flames appeared out of thin air, shooting in all directions like meteors.
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"
The sounds of sword qi piercing flesh rang out one after another.
The seven black-clad martial artists did not even have time to scream before their bodies were pierced through by the golden sword qi.
More terrifying still, the flames clinging to the sword qi instantly incinerated their flesh and blood, leaving not even ashes behind.
The Blood Centipede Protector's pupils contracted sharply, and the vicious smile on his face froze.
"Th-This is impossible!"
Gu Sheng's gaze was icy. With a turn of his blade, the remaining sword qi changed direction and surged toward the Blood Centipede Protector.
"Old poisoner, it's your turn."
The Blood Centipede Protector retreated in panic, but the sword qi was faster and caught up to him in the blink of an eye.
"No!"
Three streaks of sword qi pierced through the Blood Centipede Protector's chest, and golden flames instantly engulfed him.
His body twisted and burned in the flames before finally turning into a cloud of ash that drifted away.
Gu Sheng put away his qi